Hypoplastic model for cohesionless soils with elastic strain range

Abstract

In order to eliminate ratcheting a so-called intergranular strain has been added to a hypoplastic constitutive model. This additional state variable represents the deformation of the interface layer between the grains. The new concept is outlined and comparisons with and without intergranular strain are presented. Some comments on numerical implementation and determination of material constants are made. A discussion on the uniqueness of the solution and objectivity of the rate of intergranular strain is added.